GCAA turned it’s street level cafeteria space into a rousing Coffee and Bake House for this year’s First Night Celebration. The Grand Center Arts District overflowed with more than 20,000 people. We converted or south side cafe, literally at the corner of Grand and Grandel Sq. into a cool “night club” style stage, and the result was “electric.” “Unstoppable,” our show choir started things off with a high energy performance. Next up were the Fox Talent Showcase winners, followed by a short set by some of our string players. The last set featured GCAA’s vocal and instrumental talent show winners. All performers did a great job and the audience was very vocal in its support all evening. The 80′s decorative theme , the mood lighting and the overall vibe truly created a creatively conducive setting. Mr. Cowell, our vocal teacher at GCAA, and Mr. Martin, our instrumental music teacher did a tremendous job getting all their students ready to perform. The coffee and Bake house proceeds helped us raise over 1,100 dollars. Our parent volunteer leaders did an extraordinary job: Rhonda Holt (donated coffee and beverages and served all night). Lisa and Caitlyn Blassie did and amazing job with the decorations. Jennifer Kaempfe took the lead in baking and helped in other ways as well. Dave Heagle anchored the production team (donating his time, his sound and lighting equipment). Kathleen Spillers, was a huge help in various ways including bringing in the bright orange sofas and chairs …genius…Many thanks to Mindy Carney, Robbie Engel and Bill Engel, a terrific musician and sound engineer. He ran sound for the evening. AND EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR PARENTS WHO BAKED FOR US, SERVED FOOD AND BEVERAGES, WORKED AS GREETERS, HELPED WITH OVERSIGHT AND SAFETY. THANKS TO ALL OUR STUDENTS WHO PERFORMED SO WELL AND TO ALL OUR TEACHERS WHO WENT BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY TO HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN!
Here are some pics of the event from our Facebook page. Enjoy..
Here is a link to a First Night performance by two of our string students, Xuan, Xuan Casaregola, violin (left) and Joerdan Carney, violin, (right). Mr. Martin, on cello anchors the trio.
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